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<blockquote data-quote="Havoc" data-source="post: 363110" data-attributes="member: 7342"><p>Humff.</p><p>Well you liked it for sure.</p><p>WoT boasts a new, and well done magic system; IMHO it is worth our praises just for that - how many really new magic systems are there? I mean really new, not unbalancing, playable?</p><p>Do not forget that a magic system is an essential part of a fantasy campaign, so yes it is special.</p><p></p><p>I read my Spycraft again yesterday after reading opinions in this thread, and I do not see yet what is so amazing, wall down-knocking in there, I fail to see what is so novel in the combat system.</p><p>And car chases in a spy game would not occur as often as spell casting in a fantasy world I guess.</p><p></p><p>But ok it's a matter of preference; I hope that D20 modern will be better, and I will certainly salvage some Spycraft feats and even the chase rules.</p><p></p><p></p><p>What I was saying, when I started this thread, is this: 5 should be an indication that a product deserves your inconditional purchase. It is simply not the case of Spycraft, for me.</p><p>WoT, on the other hand, is a complete RPG, which uses D20 nicely to fit a world view, boast a magic system of interest for D&D players, is a nice book just to browse through. I am happy to have it.</p><p>The same goes for CoC, Star Wars and most of the WoTC stuff.</p><p></p><p>But enough of WoT and Spycraft, they were just examples.</p><p></p><p>My name is not Virginia, neither I am a WoTC employee or representative, yet I really think that few compagnies are able to produce - or have ever produced any - RPG books of the same quality as Wizard's; take for instance the much criticised class books; sure they could have been much better, but then there are also lot of problems in Mongoose ones (which I love), AEG's ones (I like many ideas there); unbalancing stuff, poor editing, terrible art sometimes etc.</p><p></p><p>I have the luck to be able to spend quite a lot on roleplaying games, but it is not the case for everybody. So, if I have to make a recommandation to someone tight on budget , it would be: buy WoTC D20 stuff first, and then, if you have some cash left, consider buying something else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Havoc, post: 363110, member: 7342"] Humff. Well you liked it for sure. WoT boasts a new, and well done magic system; IMHO it is worth our praises just for that - how many really new magic systems are there? I mean really new, not unbalancing, playable? Do not forget that a magic system is an essential part of a fantasy campaign, so yes it is special. I read my Spycraft again yesterday after reading opinions in this thread, and I do not see yet what is so amazing, wall down-knocking in there, I fail to see what is so novel in the combat system. And car chases in a spy game would not occur as often as spell casting in a fantasy world I guess. But ok it's a matter of preference; I hope that D20 modern will be better, and I will certainly salvage some Spycraft feats and even the chase rules. What I was saying, when I started this thread, is this: 5 should be an indication that a product deserves your inconditional purchase. It is simply not the case of Spycraft, for me. WoT, on the other hand, is a complete RPG, which uses D20 nicely to fit a world view, boast a magic system of interest for D&D players, is a nice book just to browse through. I am happy to have it. The same goes for CoC, Star Wars and most of the WoTC stuff. But enough of WoT and Spycraft, they were just examples. My name is not Virginia, neither I am a WoTC employee or representative, yet I really think that few compagnies are able to produce - or have ever produced any - RPG books of the same quality as Wizard's; take for instance the much criticised class books; sure they could have been much better, but then there are also lot of problems in Mongoose ones (which I love), AEG's ones (I like many ideas there); unbalancing stuff, poor editing, terrible art sometimes etc. I have the luck to be able to spend quite a lot on roleplaying games, but it is not the case for everybody. So, if I have to make a recommandation to someone tight on budget , it would be: buy WoTC D20 stuff first, and then, if you have some cash left, consider buying something else. [/QUOTE]
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